MAKE
YOUR PLANS FOR THE 20TH ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL
The
20th Annual Fall Festival will be held this Friday, October 7 (rain
date October 14). Entertainment provided by MLWGS’s very talented students
will begin at 3:45 and end at 8:00 p.m. Held on the front
steps and lawn of the school, facing Lombardy Street, the Fall Festival offers
a wide variety of activities, entertainment, and food! While there is no
admittance to this global event, and all the entertainment is free, tickets are
needed to purchase various food items, crafts, and some games. All are welcome
to the Festival: current students, their families, younger siblings, former
students and families, neighborhood residents, and friends of the school!
This
year the Fall Festival Committee, the PTSA, and the Governor’s School
Foundation is excited to welcome back the alumni from 1996, 2001, 2006 and
2011. At the Governor’s School Foundation table, there will be memorabilia from
the first Fall Festival 20 years ago! Attendees will also be able to meet some
of the parents who started it all and hear their stories! At the time the
school was called the Governor’s School for Government and International
Studies, and a group of parents decided their hard-working kids needed to just
have some fun. They surprised them by showing up one day and setting up a
festival. There was a dunking tank and all the teachers
who volunteered to be dunked wore bathing caps and bathrobes to class. In 2001
the school moved to Maggie Walker but the Fall Festival continued. Today,
although parent volunteers are still critical to the success of Fall Festival,
all the food and entertainment is provided by the students as a fund raiser for
their clubs and organizations!
Parents
are still needed to volunteer and lend items for the festival. To see how you
can help, please follow this link:
Tickets
are also still available for pre-purchase. Just follow this google.doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBZPwdbyQS2SuAoBVQtlYRxlOWv3zMPElG1OmnkG9lM/edit
Finally,
parking for the Festival is available at the James River Passenger Center / Bus
Depot Lot. The lot is located just a block away from Maggie Walker, at the
corner of West Leigh and North Allen Street. They have requested that cars are
not parked on the grass!
FALL
FESTIVAL COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES ENTERTAINMENT LIST
Time Group
3:45
PM Jui Paithane
3:55
PM MLWGS Dance Team
4:05
PM Orchestra I
4:20
PM Orchestra II
4:35
PM American Sign Language 3
4:40
PM Chorus
4:55
PM Jazz Band I
5:10
PM Jazz Band II
5:25
PM Jazz Improv
5:40
PM Cosmic
5:50
PM Bhangra Indian Dance Team
6:00
PM Mairead & Kiera
6:10
PM Deadbeats
6:20
PM Cole Mier
6:30
PM Dana & Jamie
6:40
PM Appalachian Heritage Music Club
6:50
PM Raghda Labban
7:00
PM MLWGS Drama Club
7:10
PM Extraordinary Commission
7:20
PM Wombo Combo
7:30
PM Mikaela Benway
7:40
PM Meese
7:50
PM Infinite Monkey Theorem
MINDING YOUR MIND
Minding
Your Mind representatives spoke to students last week during school-wide
assemblies. In the coming weeks, students will be able to participate in
eight follow-up lunchtime sessions led by professional staff from the Cameron
K. Gallagher Foundation. Topics will include stress, anxiety and
depression, substance abuse, negative and positive coping skills, active
listening, mindfulness, and establishing boundaries.
Students
may signup through Itslearning for any or all of these sessions. If you
have any questions or concerns about this program, please contact either Paige
Hawkins (Health/ P.E., ext. 1440) or Karl Zweerink (Counseling Department, ext.
3210).
ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS
The
October Senior Newsletter is now available on the School Counseling Website (https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/2011-2012-newsletters).
This newsletter contains college-related reminders and a listing of
scholarships with approaching deadlines. The latest newsletter was distributed
to students in their English classes last week. Scholarship information for
seniors is also available on the School Counseling website (https://sites.google.com/a/gsgis.k12.va.us/mlw-school-counseling/college-admissions-information-1/scholarships-financial-aid)
and in Naviance (https://connection.naviance.com/mlwgs).
Contact your child’s counselor if you would like to view the Naviance
scholarship database and need your registration code. Scholarships are still
being added to this database on a monthly basis, most with direct links to the
applications. Hard-copy applications are scanned and attached to the
scholarship description as a PDF. Please note that all deadlines posted on Naviance
or in the Newsletter are subject to change as organizations are still sending
us updated information for this school year. Check the organization’s website
for the most current information. Please contact Rachel Loving in the School
Counseling Office with scholarship questions.
GOT STRESS?LEARN MINDFULNESS.
In
alignment with MLWGS’s school’s strategic plan goal of expanding support for
students’ social and emotional wellbeing, Koru Mindfulness, a class piloted
during two study blocks last spring, will be offered during each study block
this year.
Mindfulness
is the practice of bringing full attention to what’s happening in the present
moment without judgment. Among other benefits, it can be a powerful way
to reduce stress, and improve focus and productivity. Koru Mindfulness, a
program developed by Holly Rogers, M.D., and Margaret Maytan, M.D., to support
student wellbeing at Duke University, equips students with a variety of ways to
apply mindfulness in their daily lives, including breath awareness, mindful
walking, and mindful eating. Ms. DeGroat, the librarian for MLWGS, is a
certified Koru Mindfulness instructor and will be facilitating the classes.
There
will be nothing to read or watch for homework, but students will be expected
to…
· Commit
to attend all four 75-minute sessions of the class held during their study
block.
· Practice
the skills learned each week, keeping a brief log of their practice.
· Complete
brief pre-and post-program surveys.
A
minimum of four participants will be needed to hold a class. The maximum number
of students in a class is twelve.
Specific
dates for each class are as follows (class meetings start of the beginning of
the specified study blocks and last 75 minutes):
· 6th block:
Thursdays 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, and 11/3
· 8th block:
Thursdays 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, and 11/3
· 1st block:
Wednesdays, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, and 11/16
· 5th block:
Wednesdays, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, and 11/16
· 2nd block:
Tuesdays, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6
· 4th block:
Tuesdays, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, and 12/6
· 3rd block:
Mondays, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, and 12/12
· 7th block:
Mondays, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, and 12/12
The
sign-up period for each class will close two days before the first class
meeting. Classes without at least four participants will be canceled.
Interested
students should contact Ms. DeGroat in the library or sign up online at http://bit.ly/mlwgskoru
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
High
School Diplomats is a free 10-day cultural exchange program at
Princeton University for sophomores and juniors. Applications will be available from October
1st-January 8, 2017. Please visit www.highschooldiplomats.com for more
information and to apply to the program.
The
Virginia Space Grant Consortium would like to share the following information
about the following FREE NASA-related programs for Virginia's high school
students interested in STEM:
For high
school juniors, Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) is
an interactive online learning course with a space mission design and human
space flight theme, culminating in a one-week residential Summer Academy at
NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton for those students who qualify. Offered
at no cost to the student, VASTS consists of eight modules and a
final project to be completed from November 2016 through May 2017 under
the guidance of licensed master educators. Based on success in the online
coursework, students may be selected to attend a Summer Academy where they
interact with NASA scientists, engineers and technologists to design a human
mission to Mars. For program information and application, please
visit http://vasts.spacegrant.org. The deadline for student
applications is October 30th, 2016.
For high
school juniors and seniors, Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS)
is an interactive, on-line Earth System Science Course featuring NASA
scientific research and data. The course will be offered for dual enrollment
college credit (statewide through TNCC) for high school juniors and seniors beginning
in spring semester 2017. Please direct students or other faculty to the
website for program information and application, http://vsgc.odu.edu/VESSS/. The
deadline for student applications is October 30th, 2016.
The Virginia
Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) is a program for sophomores focusing
on the earth and airborne science, engineering, and technology integral to
current missions at NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Spaceport. This dynamic (and FREE) program, designed by the Virginia Space
Grant Consortium (VSGC), inspires students who possess technical and/or
scientific interests and are motivated to learn about the many different
opportunities that NASA offers.
- FREE Program for 10th Grade Students
- Online modules covering NASA aircraft, balloon, and sounding rocket missions launched or managed at Wallops Flight Facility
- Online course runs from December 2016 through April 2017
- Highly successful students will be selected for a week long Summer Academy at NASA Wallops Flight Facility (Chincoteague, VA)
The
deadline for student applications is October 30th, 2016.
http://vscs.spacegrant.org/ for
application and more information
ATTENTION
PARENTS OF JUNIORS
On Thursday,
October 13, there will be a junior class meeting in the auditorium
at 11:25 to distribute information on planning for senior seminars
and mentorships next year. Parents are welcome to attend this session during
the day. Alternatively, there will also be a parent information session in the
auditorium at 6:15 p.m. on the same day (October 13). Please feel free
to join us at either the lunchtime or evening session. Any questions should be
directed to Sharon Parker at sparker@gsgis.k12.va.us.
PHONE-A-THON SUCCESS
The
Governor's School Foundation is so pleased to share that the fall
Phone-a-thon yielded $48,550 in financial commitments to the 2016-17
Annual Fund! Special thanks to all of the callers who joined us! If
you did not receive a call and have not yet had a chance to make your Annual
Fund gift, you can do so online at http://www.governorsschoolfoundation.org/donate/.
We are so grateful for your support!
REUNIONS 2016
Get
ready to welcome back to the classes of 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011! All
four classes are part of Reunions Weekend 2016, which kicks off at Fall
Festival, then continues into Friday night at Bottoms Up starting at
9 p.m. Saturday events are scheduled for Triple Crossing Brewery
and C Street. We're particularly excited to have the second-ever
graduating class here for its 20th reunion. Special thanks to Misty Clark
('96), Khiem Tran ('06), and Rachel Savoy ('06) for heading up the planning
efforts. We have the best alumni in the world!
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